Gaelscoil Peig Sayers
Corcaigh · Roll number 19909M
- Catholic ethos
- DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- All subjects through Irish
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 280
- −7 on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +63%
- Up 108 from 172 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 163 / 117
- 58% girls
Pupils since 1993
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26.
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
280 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 37 | 34 | 27 | 43 | 36 | 34 | 35.2 |
| Senior Infants | 42 | 34 | 35 | 26 | 42 | 36 | 35.8 |
| 1st Class | 39 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 44 | 37.7 |
| 2nd Class | 43 | 35 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 28 | 36.0 |
| 3rd Class | 37 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 36.5 |
| 4th Class | 42 | 36 | 40 | 32 | 39 | 35 | 37.3 |
| 5th Class | 34 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 39 | 36.0 |
| 6th Class | 31 | 32 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 34.2 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
36 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 36 in Senior Infants (2025/26): no change.
- 36Junior Infants2024/25
- 36Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
43 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 44 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 43Junior Infants2023/24
- 42Senior Infants2024/25
- 441st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
27 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 28 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 27Junior Infants2022/23
- 26Senior Infants2023/24
- 271st Class2024/25
- 282nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
34 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 34 in 3rd Class (2025/26): no change.
- 34Junior Infants2021/22
- 35Senior Infants2022/23
- 371st Class2023/24
- 342nd Class2024/25
- 343rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
37 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 35 in 4th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils fewer.
- 37Junior Infants2020/21
- 34Senior Infants2021/22
- 371st Class2022/23
- 362nd Class2023/24
- 353rd Class2024/25
- 354th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
42 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 39 in 5th Class (2025/26): 3 pupils fewer.
- 42Senior Infants2020/21
- 421st Class2021/22
- 402nd Class2022/23
- 403rd Class2023/24
- 394th Class2024/25
- 395th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
39 in 1st Class (2020/21), 30 in 6th Class (2025/26): 9 pupils fewer.
- 391st Class2020/21
- 352nd Class2021/22
- 333rd Class2022/23
- 324th Class2023/24
- 315th Class2024/25
- 306th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
43 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 37 in 6th Class (2024/25): 6 pupils fewer.
- 432nd Class2020/21
- 403rd Class2021/22
- 404th Class2022/23
- 375th Class2023/24
- 376th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
37 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 35 in 6th Class (2023/24): 2 pupils fewer.
- 373rd Class2020/21
- 364th Class2021/22
- 365th Class2022/23
- 356th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
42 in 4th Class (2020/21), 40 in 6th Class (2022/23): 2 pupils fewer.
- 424th Class2020/21
- 395th Class2021/22
- 406th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
34 in 5th Class (2020/21), 32 in 6th Class (2021/22): 2 pupils fewer.
- 345th Class2020/21
- 326th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +171st Class in 2025/26 (27 to 44)
- −101st Class in 2024/25 (37 to 27)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at Gaelscoil Peig Sayers, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
22.3teaching posts
Our estimate: about 22 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 15 mainstream classes 15
- PrincipalRuns the school and doesn't teach a class 1
- Special education teachers107.5 hours of support teaching a week 4.3
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
8.32 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 8 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 4.3 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 8.32 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to Gaelscoil Peig Sayers, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Peig SayersThis school | – | 280 |
+62.8%
|
|
| 1 | Scoil Aiseiri Chriost0.4 km · Cork · Girls · DEIS | 0.4 km | 232 |
−35.0%
|
| 2 | Scoil Iosagain0.5 km · Cork · Boys · DEIS | 0.5 km | 222 |
−39.8%
|
| 3 | Scoil Mhuire Fatima Boys Senior0.5 km · Cork · DEIS | 0.5 km | 207 |
+29.4%
|
| 4 | St Vincents Convent N S0.7 km · Cork · DEIS | 0.7 km | 208 |
−27.8%
|
| 5 | North Presentation Primary School0.7 km · Cork · DEIS | 0.7 km | 288 |
+26.9%
|
| 6 | S N Bhreanndain C0.9 km · Cork · DEIS | 0.9 km | 115 |
+18.6%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Adrian Breathnach
- Phone
- 0214309619
- [email protected]
- Address
- Campas Oideachais, Fearann Phiarais, Bothar Ri na hAoine, Corcaigh, T23 FK40
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Bishop of Cork & Ross
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- All subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Cork City Council
- Planning area
- Gurranbraher–CorkCity
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
33 school years from 1993/94 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 280 | 163 | 117 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 287 | 177 | 110 | 36 | 42 | 27 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 31 | 37 |
| 2023/24 | 287 | 172 | 115 | 43 | 26 | 37 | 36 | 40 | 32 | 37 | 35 |
| 2022/23 | 288 | 177 | 111 | 27 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 40 |
| 2021/22 | 292 | 183 | 109 | 34 | 34 | 42 | 35 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | 305 | 191 | 114 | 37 | 42 | 39 | 43 | 37 | 42 | 34 | 31 |
| 2019/20 | 280 | 178 | 102 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 261 | 157 | 104 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 235 | 140 | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 204 | 120 | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 172 | 101 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 162 | 101 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 134 | 80 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 111 | 62 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 100 | 51 | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 96 | 52 | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 92 | 50 | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 89 | 46 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 96 | 46 | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 92 | 47 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 92 | 47 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 85 | 44 | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 81 | 42 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 69 | 35 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 69 | 38 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 64 | 38 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 70 | 45 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 76 | 45 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 73 | 41 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 69 | 35 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 81 | 42 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 82 | 42 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 89 | 43 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |